Pleural disease

2 trials
  • 2017AMPLEMalignant effusionIn 146 patients with symptomatic malignant pleural effusion, indwelling pleural catheter reduced hospital days during the first year compared with talc pleurodesis.
  • 2011MIST-2Pleural infectionIn 210 patients with pleural infection, intrapleural tPA + DNase twice daily for 3 days reduced pleural opacity and surgical referral compared with placebo or single-agent therapy.